8 NORTHERN NEWS, FEBRUARY 20, 2013
NEWS
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KAIKOHE OFFICE
FOR MORE INFORMATION
PUBLIC NOTICE
POWER OUTAGE
8AM -- 5:30PM
KAITAIA AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS
SUNDAY 17 MARCH 2013
Top Energy needs to carry out essential maintenance work on
the main electricity transmission line that supplies Kaitaia and
the surrounding districts. This work is necessary to ensure that
the area continues to receive a reliable supply of electricity.
This means we will have to cut power to Kaitaia and the
surrounding districts on Sunday 17 March (weather and
other circumstances permiting). The alternative date in the
event of cancellation is Sunday 24 March 2013.
THERE WILL BE TWO SEPARATE OUTAGES ON THE DAY
Outage 1 will last for nine hours from 8am to 5pm.
The areas a ected by Outage 1 include:
• All districts north of the Mangam ka Ranges.
• Kaitaia District incl ding Kaitaia, Ahipara, Wain i, P kepoto, Victoria Valley, Peria, Peria
Valley, Fern Flat, Honeymoon Valley, Mangatoetoe, Paran i, Takah e, Diggers Valley,
Waioteh e, Fairb rn, Pamap ria, Rangitihi.
• Far North area incl ding Awan i, California Hill, Kaingaroa, Parapara, Or r , Koh mar
Waipapaka ri, Waimanoni, Paparore, Waiharara, Kaima ma , Mot tangi, Ho hora Heads,
P ken i, Ho hora, Waihopo, Ngataki, Te Kao, Pa a, Te Paki, Waitiki Landing, Te Hap a,
Henderson Bay.
• North Hokianga (excl ding Koh koh , Mot karaka, Te H a H a and Creamery Road)
incl ding, Herekino, Man ka , Awaroa, Whangape, Broadwood, Paponga, Mot ti, Tap wae,
Te Karae, R nar na, Pang r , Pawarenga, Te Karaka, Rotokakahi, Rangi Point, Mitimiti and
all side roads within these districts.
Areas a ected by Outage 1 will not be impacted by the 30min Outage 2.
Outage 2 will last for approximately
30 minutes after 5pm to allow us
to switch customers over from the
generators at Taipa back onto the
Top Energy Network.
The areas a ected by Outage 2 include:
East Coast area incl ding A rere, Cable Bay,
Ch cks Cove, Coopers Beach, Fairb rn, Fern Flat,
Hihi, Honeymoon Valley, Kaingaroa, Karikari,
Kenana, Koh mar , Lake Ohia, Mangon i, Mill
Bay, Or aiti, Or r , Otangaroa, Paewhen a
Island, Pamap ria, Paran i, Parapara, Pekera ,
Peria, Rangip ta, Stoney Creek, Taipa, Ta po Bay,
Tokera Beach, What whiwhi.
Areas a ected by Outage 2 will not be impacted
by the 9 hour Outage 1.
We apologise for the inconvenience that these o tages will ca se.
PREPARING FOR THE OUTAGES
Turn o all electronic appliances
(microwaves, TVs, DVDs, comp ters etc)
If you are reliant on electricity for
medical support equipment please
contact your medical provider
for advice.
Lift and store eno gh drinking water
from personal water wells before the
power goes o .
Fill p yo r gas cylinder for the BBQ and
your petrol tank -- remember pumps and
EFTPOS won't work.
Treat all powerlines and electrical wiring
as being live at all times. Be aware that
restoration could occur at any time
without noti cation.
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FOR FuRTHER INFORMATION
0800 TOP ENERGY
0800 867 363
www.topenergy.co.nz
Climate change real
Bob Bingham: ''Looking after the
rivers is a good start and plan for
drought and preserving water.''
EDITORIAL
People are aware that there is an
event called climate change
around and that something is sup-
posed to be happening but so far
there is no sign of it and we are
not sure what could happen, if
ever. The Earth has warmed and
cooled many times in the past so
what is different this time?
The natural cycle of change
would mean that in the next
10,000 years or so the Earth
would cool so we should be OK but
this time something different is
happening. There are gases in the
atmosphere that we breathe and
give us what we need to live but
now the balance is changing. We
are burning too much fossil fuel of
oil, coal and gas and producing
CO2 which is a gas that traps the
sun's heat and the Earth is warm-
ing up. Only slowly but going up
steadily and worryingly.
Instead of a CO2 range of
between 180 ppm and 280 ppm we
are now up to almost 400 ppm and
rising relentlessly.
So far New Zealand has warm-
ed by 0.8C and it is still climbing.
The World Bank has just issued a
grim report saying that we are
headed for a 4deg C increase in
temperature by the end of the cen-
tury. But what does that mean for
Northland? New Zealand has
some of the best climate scientists
in the world and can tap into the
best science available.
Using computer models that
have back tracked the past
records and accurately predicted
the small changes that we have
had so far they have made a pre-
diction about the future.
The prediction for Northland is
that the temperature is due to
increase by a further 1.3C in the
period 2030 to 49 and for 3C in the
period 2080 to 99. There is a fair
bit of uncertainty about the actual
amount but so far the estimates
have all been too low.
During the same period there
will be an increase in westerly
winds and this will have the effect
of reducing the rainfall to the east
coast by between 5 per cent and
10 per cent. This will make things
very difficult because as the tem-
perature rises the air will suck
moisture out of the ground mak-
ing the soil drier. This is not a
good combination for farmers.
Sea level rise is often mentioned
and here the future estimates
have been very modest because
little was known about melting ice
caps and how they behave. Latest
research is now indicating
increases of 1.2 or more by the end
of the century but still with a lot
of uncertainty. Eleven of the 15
biggest cities in the world are at
one metre above sea level and
Auckland and Christchurch cer-
tainly are in that category not to
forget Kaeo.
There is not room here to deal
with rising acidity in the oceans
caused by the absorption of CO2
but the World Bank and others
believe that this is potentially one
of the biggest problems we will
face.
Climate change is not some
abstract event that may or may
not, have an effect some time in
the future but is now close enough
to have difficult consequences for
most people in our community.
It would be prudent to plan for
the future climate and do the best
we can to alleviate the worst of
the problems. Looking after the
rivers is a good start and plan for
drought and preserving water.
Bob Bingham has studied
Climate Change for many years and
has a more detailed presentation
that he is willing to present to
interested groups. Go to living
waters.bob@gmail.com